Ch 9. Global Health Flashcards
Global Health
“The optimal well-being of all humans from the individual and collective perspective
Encompasses prevention, treatment, and care, while focusing on the improvement of health for all and health equity
International Health
Focuses on health issues of countries other than one’s own, especially those of low and middle income
Public Health
focus on issues that affect the health of population of a particular community or country
One Health
the interdependence of humans, plants, and animals
Planetary health
the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends
Health disparities
“a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage”
Health inequities
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Social determinants of health
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Health equity
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Global burden of disease (GBD)
is a metric that quantifies the health of populations at regional or national levels.
Examples:
Morbidity and mortality
Disability-adjusted life year
Intersectionality
The influence of social characteristics on health and its outcomes (e.g., Indigenous feminism)
Subcultures
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Cultural pluralism
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Cultural relativism
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Enculturation
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